Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-03-04

that foor to make their charge and
will guarantee that the Speaker VIII
come down from the chair and refute all
the SANDERS which they dare to heap upon
him. I have no idea ue has violated any
rule of that body or any rule Of courtesy
or any rule Of honor, OF that he had done
any act either reSolutionaryor wrong since
he has presided over that great body, ana
noman will dare to tell MIN that he has. Let
the Senator from Massachusetts go over
there and persuade the bitterest partisan
on that floor to rise in his place and
make the charges there which the Senator
has made here and he will be assured to
his satisfaction of the contrary.
Senator Hoar-mr. President, have
made no criticism affecting the personal
honor CT personal character Of anybody.
spoke simply Of the usurpation
of constitutional power which blocks
legislation. If l had been a mem
Der of the House Of Representatives
I should have discussed it there. l dis
cuss il in the body of which | am men,
Der I discuss it as IL American citizen,
as az American Senator, and l say and
90 not believe there are.ssIiYe
men On the other side If the CHAMBER who
differ with me that it is total reversal, y,
Il revolution of the constitutional
methods OF procedure in legislation
in any country. have said
nothing which involves any personal
diSrespect To the accomplished geAtl eman
and public man to whom the Senstordrom
kentucky Just referred. My respect fog
him is as great as that Senator IN al par
ticulars which make up the character OF
g. gentleman or the character of an
able and accomplished statesman. am
not dealing with that. | am dealing withtan
assertion Of constitutional power which,
if it pass unrebuked and it be successful,
will turn the whole Legislative mechanism
Of this country into farce.
Senator Beck-I do not believe that
the distinguished Speaker of the House
has done any wrong Intentionally, and
| don't think any man Will dare
to say in his presence what has been
said on this floor behind his back with
out having az answer which he would
not Ike to hear and which wUUld be
thor0uT.I vindlcation.
| Senator BlaCkburn-Mr. President, l
am disposed to regret that my colleague
| found it necessary TO make any reply to
the un@arranted, unfouuded and in
excusable TRADE which the Senator
from Massachusetts has seen fit to
| indulge in. It may be true that the rules
| of the Senate have become moss grown
and old and effete to the Senator from
! Massachusetts, but il does occur to me
that the universal rules of prOpriety and
| self-respect and common deCerCy should
vet prevail among US. | do not think
that the Speaker of the American Con-
gress needs any defense from charges
emanating from such a quarter. The
idea of the Senator from Mas
! sachusetts assuming to stand
on this floor and preach
homi!ies on nOn-partisan legislation is
more absurd than the devils prating
about the scheme of universal redemption.
Wherever the name of the Speaker
of the House is known and
recognized throughout this country,
or throughout the world, it is
a synonym for all that is fair and all
that is decent. His Republican CO..
leagues in that House, outside of
mere formal methods, have attested
their appreciation of bis great
qualities by enduring souvenirs and
have given proof of their appreciation
of the fslsity of the charge here lodged
against him. He needs no defense at the
hands of my colleague or ut my hands
Where heIis known anGssault will not hurt
him, and l fistter myself that even
in the state of Massachusetts,, where the
Senator is known and seems to be appre-
ciated, it will not work great deal
of harm. The Senator comes
here and makes this assault not
alone on q member of the House
but on its presiding officer, and when
pressed by Inquiry as to what reason he
had to DO that he makes IN answer, if
answer it can be called or termed, which
II must be permitted. to say
is neither creditable to his candor nor to
his manliness. When the Senator de-
dominates the Speaker of the American
Congress a "usurper," l deny it, and say
that it is not true, and that nothing in
the record will sustain such an assertion
When he says that the Speaker of the
American Congress refused to submit OF
stated that ne would MOI submit
a proposed revision of the tariff,
or of the taxation system
of the country deny thai and say that il
is not true. | simply rose to express the
hope that the Gay would come when
the state which furnished tC
the Senate chamber of the United
States such men as Daniel wooster
and Rufus Choate would at least fnd
an opportunity to honor itself and to
do an essential service to the Amer,
lean people by sending here Sor
who will be at least peer of the present
Speaker of the House of Il pres -ntatives
in all that goes 70 constitute fair dealing,
high character and able patriotism.
This closed the discussion, and theT
tie question was put upon the conference
report, which was sgreei to without di
vision.
THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, March 3,-N[r. Tucker O.
Virginia submitted a conference repor
on the bill providing for bringing suit:
against the government. The report wa:
J agreed to-yeas, lSG; nays, So.
Mr.. Henderson of North Carolina moved
to suspend the rules and pass the bill tt
modify the internal revenue tax system
The bill removes all restrictions from thu
sale of leaf tobacco by farmers, abolish
ing the office Of storekeepers at distil
leries having a capacity of not exceeding
five bushels Of grain a day, ard repeal'
the special tax on the manufacture o
stills.
: MIR. Cox of North Carolina moved tt
suspend the rules and pass the bill re